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,Cl M AY. BOTTLE GAPPBR.

.Patented May 20 No. .298,872l

WITNESSES CATHARINE MAY, OF CLEVELAND, OIIIO, ASSIGNOR TO WALTER L.JUDD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW' YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part; of Letters Patent N0. 298,872, dated May 20,18184.

Application iiled June 30, 1883. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GATHARINE MAY, a citzen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Bottle- Capper, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to bottle-cappers, or

Io devices for securing tin foils or caps upon bottles, jars, and othervessels; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction ofthe same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is a perspective view of myimproved bottlecapper. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, and Fig. 3is .a transverse vertical sectional 2o view taken through one of thejaws.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the gures.

A A in the drawings designate a pair of handles pivoted together,scissors like, by

means of a screw, pin, or rivet, B,and having forwardly projecting jawsC C, which are slightly curved, their inner or adjoining sides beingconcave, as shown.

D D are a pair of clamps fitted upon the 3o jaws C C, and having binding-screws E, that enter recesses F in the outer sides of the said jaws,thereby preventing the said clamps from sliding out of place upon thejaws. rlhe clamps D D serve to secure in position aloop,

G, of leather, rubber, whalebone, metal, or

other suitable material, the ends of which are inserted between the saidclamps and the inner sides of the jaws, and held securely by simplytightening the binding-screws E E.

The operation of. my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the drawings heretoannexed. The cap is first placed in position over the head of thebottle, jar, or other vessel upon which it is to be secured. The capperis manipulated with the thumb and fingers of the right hand so as tobring the loop G over and around the cap. The bottle or vessel is thengently raised or pressed in an upward and outward direction, (it beingheld during 5c operation with the left hand,) thus causing the loop toslip under the lip or flange of the Y bottle, holding it firmly.Thebottle may now be turned or revolved in one direction, either to theright or to the left, thus causing the 4 loop G to tighten the capsmoothly and securely upon the bottle. For securing foil upon bottles orother vessels the operation is much the same. The foil, being cut to there quired size, is gummed or pasted and ad- 6o justed upon the head ofthe bottle or vessel, after which I proceed as above described, using,however, less pressure, in order to avoid tearing or injuring the foil.

This device is simple, convenient, :and easily manipulated. It may bereadily adjusted to bottles, jars, or other vessels of various sizes bysimply lengthening or shortening the loop G.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited Statesl. An improved device for capping bottles, jars, and thelike, the same consisting, essentially, of a pair of handles pivotedtogether, scissors-like, and having forwardly-extending jaws, and a loopor flexible strap having its ends connected adjustably with the saidjaws, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a pair of handles pivoted together, scissors-like,having forwardly-extendingjaws provided with binding- 8o screws andclamps for fastening a flexible strap to the aforesaidforwardly-projecting jaws, with a flexible strap having its endsconnected adjustably with the said jaws by means of the said clamps, soas to form a tightening-loop, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

CATHARINE MAY.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL Sriinnwnarnnn, J r., J. S. Geminis.

